IN-PERSON London Heritages. Section A
Abstract
An event held on the Cutty Sark. A programme of new multichannel immersive compositions inspired by maritime heritage and the iconic Cutty Sark, once one of the fastest sailing ships in the world. Drawing on rich archive resources and expert curatorial knowledge of the Royal Museums Greenwich, this concert will respond to themes of maritime heritage and its underlying drivers of innovation, human ingenuity, collaboration, ambition for global connection and perseverance. Hosted in partnership with Royal Museums Greenwich alongside the 2025 international Architecture Media Politics and Society (AMPS) conference “Heritages – Critical Questions Contemporary Practices” the programme showcases the potential of sound to re-animate and re-contextualise heritage sites via multisensory experiences.
Featuring an inaugural lecture from Professor of Music and Sound Arts. Andrew Knight-Hill, “Journeys in Sound: Sonic Creativity and Exchange”.
Nb. After the concert delegates will meet infmormally for drinks at the Gypsy Moth pub opposite the Cutty Sark.
60 Greenwich Church Street, Greenwich, SE10 9BL
Andrew Knight-Hill (1986) is a composer of electroacoustic music, specialising in studio composed works both acousmatic (purely sound based) and audio-visual. His works have been performed extensively across the UK, in Europe and the US. Including performances at Fyklingen, Stockholm; GRM, Paris; ZKM, Karlsruhe; New York Public Library, New York; London Contemporary Music Festival, London; San Francisco Tape Music Festival, San Francisco; Cinesonika, Vancouver; Festival Punto de Encuentro, Valencia; and many more. His works are composed with materials captured from the human and natural world, seeking to explore the beauty in everyday objects. He is particularly interested in how these materials are interpreted by audiences, and how these interpretations relate to our experience of the real and the virtual.
6:45 pm -
Wednesday 25th June, 2025